Lu Xu , Ding Wang , Xiaobo Yuan , Dongfa Lan , Yu Zhu , Xiaobo Li , Weiyu Xie
{"title":"5f electron induced spin transport by sandwich-type phthalocyanine","authors":"Lu Xu , Ding Wang , Xiaobo Yuan , Dongfa Lan , Yu Zhu , Xiaobo Li , Weiyu Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116063","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116063","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid development of integrated circuits highlights the critical need for novel spintronic device designs. Sandwich-type phthalocyanine molecules, with their unique electrical and magnetic properties, show great potential in spintronic applications. Actinide elements, due to the strong interaction of their 5f electrons, can induce various exotic spin transport effects. In this study, we employed the non-equilibrium Green's function method combined with density functional theory (NEGF-DFT) to investigate the spin transport properties of the actinide sandwich phthalocyanine molecule U(<em>Pc</em>)<sub>2</sub>. Electronic structure analysis indicates that the 5f electrons of uranium atom dominate its frontier orbital behavior. Transport property analyses reveal that when the bias voltage exceeds 0.4 V, the current increases significantly, due to an increase in the spin-up electron transmission peak, primarily contributed by 5f electrons. Our results underscore the dominant role of U-5f electrons in the spin transport of U(<em>Pc</em>)<sub>2</sub>. This study aims to provide beneficial assistance for the development of actinide phthalocyanine molecular spintronic devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116063"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144556578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improvement in electro-optical and dielectric properties of Silver nanoparticles dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal","authors":"N. Navya, H.S. Sumantha, B.L. Suresha","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, comprehensive results on electro-optical and dielectric properties of Silver nanoparticles dispersed in host 6OCB nematic liquid crystal (4-Cyano-4<sup>l</sup>-hexyloxybiphenyl) systems are reported. We observed uniform dispersion of silver nanoparticles into nematic 6OCB LC by POM. The silver nanoparticles aggregation starts at 0.75 wt% dispersion. It is shown that the electro-optical and dielectric properties are strongly influenced by the concentration of nanoparticles in host nematic liquid crystal and applied electric field. The electrical conductivity, birefringence and components of permittivity are found to be dependent on temperature and concentration of nanoparticles into host 6OCB liquid crystal. The dielectric components decrease due to the strong antiparallel dipolar interaction between the pure nematic liquid crystal and Silver nanoparticles. The response time of the nematic liquid crystal-Silver nanocomposites decrease with the increase in the concentration of Silver nanoparticles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116068"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron transport through protein chains interfacing nanoribbon and nanotube leads","authors":"Hamze Mousavi","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research provides an examination of the current–voltage properties of protein chains linked to zigzag carbon nanotubes and corresponding metallic armchair graphene nanoribbon leads, utilizing the tight-binding Hamiltonian method alongside the Landauer–Büttiker framework. The observed current–voltage behavior shows considerable potential for distinguishing different protein profiles, especially regarding their transmission probabilities, which include both normal and mutant variants. The findings also reveal that the current–voltage characteristics are influenced the electrode’s type, its size, and the temperature at which it operates, showing a marginally higher current with zigzag nanotubes in comparison to nanoribbon electrodes. Given that the electronic transport properties are expected to be closely related to protein structure, these results could promote further investigation into their biological implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116057"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144536084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mechanical, electronic and contact properties of quasi-tetragonal C60H6 monolayer","authors":"Yongjian Wu, Jie Sun, Jiancai Leng","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogenation strategy is used to theoretical design a stable monolayer form of quasi-tetragonal phase fullerene networks, named as C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>6</sub>. The absent of imaginary frequencies in phonon dispersion confirms its dynamic stable and the molecule dynamic simulation indicates no bonds are broken at 150 K. Further calculations show C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>6</sub> performs anisotropic Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio with undistinguished mechanical flexibility, which can sustain the critical strains not larger than 7 %. Moreover, C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>6</sub> is an indirect semiconductor with a band gap ∼0.96 eV and the band gap can be modulated by the applied strain. In addition, p-type Schottky contact and zero tunneling barriers are found in C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/graphene heterojunction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116067"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144536082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kiran , N. Vijayan , Vinod , N. Sarkar , Kapil Kumar , B. Sridhar
{"title":"Unraveling the nonlinear optical behaviour of guanidinium (lS) – (+) – 10 – camphorsulfonate single crystal","authors":"Kiran , N. Vijayan , Vinod , N. Sarkar , Kapil Kumar , B. Sridhar","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Guanidine based single crystals have gained attention in the optoelectronic sector due to their excellent nonlinear behaviour towards high intense laser. Their hydrogen-bonded networks provide a strong nonlinear response which is significant for the crystals used in photonics. In this work, we report the synthesis and growth of guanidinium (lS) - (+) - 10 - camphorsulfonate (GCS) single crystals via slow evaporation solution method. Our experimental analysis encompassed Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to understand the existing functional groups within the compound. The dominant interactions observed in Hirshfeld surface are O···H and H···H, contributing 40.9 % and 50.5 %, respectively. Besides, it is demonstrated that the GCS crystal has unique optical characteristics, including a direct bandgap of 3.86 eV and a wide optical transparency of 40 %. Moreover, GCS exhibits a large thermal stability up to a temperature of 320 °C which makes it suitable for device usage at higher temperatures. Additionally, determining the third-order nonlinearity of the entitled crystal by computing the nonlinear absorption coefficient, <em>β</em> and nonlinear index of refraction, <em>n</em><sub>2</sub> sheds light on the nonlinear characteristics of the crystal owing to its applicability as an optical limiter. Overall, the research opens up new possibilities for the synthesis and design of hydrogen-bonded guanidinium salts for the advancement of NLO applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144536083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuxuan Cui , Zhilin Long , Rutong Wan , Lidong You
{"title":"Nanostructured designs for extreme strain hardening of metallic glasses","authors":"Yuxuan Cui , Zhilin Long , Rutong Wan , Lidong You","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The absence of ductility has historically limited the practical applications of metallic glasses. Despite extensive research over many years, a sophisticated and effective solution remains elusive. Inspired by the design of fractal nanostructures, we propose an enhanced nanostructure design method that effectively mitigates the complexity of engineering applications. Through simulation studies, we demonstrate that by optimizing nanostructures, metallic glasses exhibit substantial tensile ductility and strain hardening. This enhancement is attributed to the synergistic effect of multiple nanobranches, which collectively contribute to the deformation process, impeding the formation of shear bands and inducing homogeneous deformation of the metallic glass, thereby altering its conventional deformation mode. To achieve enhanced plasticity and substantial strain hardening, it is essential to maintain a low overall connectivity of the nanostructured metallic glass, thereby preventing the formation of shear bands throughout the sample.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116065"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144655922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of point defect and surface polarity on the magnetism of undoped ZnO","authors":"Hui Feng , Zihan Chen , Huahan Zhan , Junyong Kang , Yongliang Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effects of ZnO surfaces with different orientations and point defects on magnetism remains not fully understood, and it is experimentally difficult to control the growth orientation and point vacancies in ZnO. Therefore, to investigate the magnetism source of undoped ZnO, first-principles calculations were conducted on ZnO (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>0</mn></mrow></math></span>), (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></span>), and (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>1</mn></mrow></math></span>) surfaces, both with and without defects, including oxygen or zinc vacancies (V<sub>O</sub> or V<sub>Zn</sub>). Results revealed that the nonpolar (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>0</mn></mrow></math></span>) surface exhibited ferromagnetism in the presence of V<sub>Zn</sub>, originating from the exchange interaction between unpaired O-2<em>p</em> electrons induced by V<sub>Zn</sub>. The polar surfaces (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>1</mn></mrow></math></span>) and (<span><math><mrow><mn>10</mn><mover><mn>1</mn><mo>‾</mo></mover><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></span>) were ferromagnetic both without vacancies and with V<sub>Zn</sub>, the magnetism was caused by the spin polarization of unpaired electrons in the dangling bonds of surface atoms. The Zn-4<em>s</em> electrons originating from V<sub>O</sub> can pair with unpaired electrons in the dangling bonds, thereby reducing the magnetism of the polar surface. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the ferromagnetism induced by point defect and surface polarity in undoped ZnO, offering a theoretical foundation for its application in spintronic devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116064"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144517358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D.L. García-Ruíz , B. Aguilar , O. Navarro , J. de la Torre Medina , T.E. Soto , M. Cervantes-Solano
{"title":"Effects of the electron-doping on the structural and magnetic properties of the Sr2−xCexFe1+x/2Mo1−x/2O6 double perovskite","authors":"D.L. García-Ruíz , B. Aguilar , O. Navarro , J. de la Torre Medina , T.E. Soto , M. Cervantes-Solano","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report the structural, magnetic and magneto-transport properties of the new Ce-doped double perovskite Sr<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>Ce<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>Fe<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>Mo<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>O<sub>6</sub> series with <span><math><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn></mrow></math></span>, obtained by solid state reaction. The chemically homogeneous samples show a tetragonal to monoclinic crystallographic phase transition starting at <span><math><mrow><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.3 and ending at <span><math><mrow><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.35, which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurements and Rietveld refinements. The Curie temperature T<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> determined by magnetic susceptibility experiments, shows an initial decrease between the un-doped sample and <span><math><mrow><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.05, followed by a general increase with doping, reaching a T<span><math><mrow><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo></mrow></math></span> 427 K for <span><math><mrow><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.5. A particular behavior close to the structural transition is observed. The electrical behavior is characterized by a rapid drop of the magnetoresistance ratio and a slight increase at small values of x attributable to electron injection, followed by a general decrease due principally to a controlled antisite disorder.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116046"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of highly dense Ga-LLZO solid electrolyte pallet for All-Solid-State Battery using Machine Learning Approach","authors":"Alok Kumar Chaudhary","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oxide-based Solid electrolytes require high-temperature sintering (<span><math><mo>></mo></math></span>1200 °C) for preferred densification to be used in All-Solid-State Batteries, which invites severe loss of lithium. While its Lower-temperature sintering results in less densification. Thus, its sintering process involves many contradictions and requires extensive trial and error. This study addresses this densification issue using a machine learning (ML) approach. Gallium-doped LLZO (Lithium Lanthanum Zirconium Oxide) pallets were sintered from room temperature to 1200 °C. Data from these sintering processes were used to train ML models with 1000 °C and 1100 °C datapoint using three ML algorithms: Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Gaussian Process Regression (GPR). The models were tested for shrinkage prediction accuracy up to 1200 °C. Validation showed all ML models predicted shrinkage with <span><math><mo><</mo></math></span>0.018 RMSE, aiding densification improvement. The 1100 °C GPR model had the highest accuracy with a 0.0007 RMSE, outperforming other models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116038"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144549255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulation of Cu-Al functional gradient alloys under tensile loading","authors":"Jianwei Zhang , Qi Zhao , Lei Zhang Mr","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssc.2025.116060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Conventional research tools are difficult to reveal the relationship between nanoscale microstructural changes and macroscopic properties of functional gradient materials (FGMs), and it is not clear how the gradient composition distribution regulates the mechanical properties of alloys. To this end, the present study employed a molecular dynamics (MD) approach to systematically investigate the tensile mechanical response of Cu-Al gradient alloys with different compositional distribution functions (power-law, exponential and S-type) and to analyse the effects of strain rate and temperature on the mechanical properties of Cu-Al functional gradient alloys with S-type distribution functions. It is found that P-FGM is suitable for symmetric strengthening design, E-FGM is used for fast gradient response design, and S-FGM is outstanding in suppressing stress concentration. The S-shaped distribution function with different functional parameters can effectively delay the accumulation of dislocations and improve the deformation uniformity. As the gradient parameter p increases, the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of the material tends to decrease and the time of the peak of dislocations is delayed, which is a phenomenon mainly attributed to the fact that the smooth gradient effectively disperses the stress concentration and reduces the risk of local failure. In addition, an increase in temperature leads to a gradual transformation of the FCC structure of Cu-Al alloys into an amorphous structure, resulting in a significant decrease in strength. While the increase in the velocity of the deformation can enhance the strength, it also causes a loss of elongation. This highlights the relationship between the enhancement of the velocity of deformation and the reduction of plasticity. The present study utilised molecular dynamics simulations to reveal the correlation between the degree of layering and the properties of plasticity. This provides a foundation for the design of functional layered alloys.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":"404 ","pages":"Article 116060"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}